Does the salary of the J-1 visa waiver physician have to be guaranteed?
The contract for a waiver request must include a salary that is 95% of the prevailing wage for the physician specialty as determined by the Department of Labor (DOL). For information on the DOLs prevailing wage for each physician specialty go to www.flcdatacenter.com/owl.asp. For assistance utilizing the information on this website, call Gerrelda Davis at 225-342-1583 or gdavis@dhh.la.gov . Documentation of the sites ability to employ the J-1 visa physician at the prevailing wage must be provided by the employing entity at the time of the site application.
